Lions Tour 1932 Series

Game 1

Metropolis 5 lost to England (GB) 29

Lions Tour 1932

Metropolis
5
29
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31406
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 28th May, 1932
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee Lal Deane
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 42,644
Match Stats
Halftime Score 0 18
Metropolis Scoresheet England (GB)
Frank O'CONNOR T 2 Stan BROGDEN
      2 Jack FEETHAM
      Barney HUDSON
      Stanley SMITH
      Les WHITE
 
Percy WILLIAMS G 4 Jim SULLIVAN
Metropolis Teams England (GB)
Frank McMILLAN
[Western Suburbs]
1 FB 1 Jim SULLIVAN (c)
Ken SHERWOOD
[Western Suburbs]
2 W 2 Stanley SMITH
Cliff PEARCE
[Western Suburbs]
3 C 3 Stan BROGDEN
Pat MAHER (c)
[Souths]
4 C 4 Artie ATKINSON
Dave BROWN
[Eastern Suburbs]
5 W 5 Barney HUDSON
 
Ernie NORMAN
[Eastern Suburbs]
6 FE 6 Ernest POLLARD
Percy WILLIAMS
[Souths]
7 HB 7 Bryn EVANS
 
Frank CURRAN
[Souths]
8 FR 8 Nat SILCOCK
Arthur FOLWELL
[Newtown]
9 HK 9 Les WHITE
Bill BROGAN
[Western Suburbs]
10 FR 10 Joe THOMPSON
Frank O'CONNOR
[Souths]
11 2R 11 Martin HODGSON
Joe PEARCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
12 2R 12 Bill HORTON
Bill RYAN
[Western Suburbs]
13 L 13 Jack FEETHAM
   
 

Team Info

Metropolis

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. NSW Country Firsts
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. Newcastle (AU)
Out:
Albert Spillane (fullback), Alan Ridley (wing), V Beaumont (centre), Grantley Bennett (wing), Jim Deeley (five-eighth), Cec Rubie (front row), Charlie Cornwell (second row), George Treweek (second row), Viv Thicknesse (bench), Cliff Della Valle (bench)
In:
Frank McMillan (fullback), Ken Sherwood (wing), Cliff Pearce (centre), Pat Maher (centre), Ernie Norman (five-eighth), Bill Brogan (front row), Frank O'Connor (second row), Joe Pearce (second row)
Changes:
Dave Brown (centre to wing)

England (GB)

Previous Game:
1929/30 Ashes Series - Game 4 vs. Australia
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1932 - Game 2 vs. Western NSW
Out:
Tom Blinkhorn (wing), Billo Rees (five-eighth), Arthur Thomas (front row), Nat Bentham (hooker), Billy Williams (front row), Hector Crowther (second row), Alec Fildes (second row), Harold Young (lock)
In:
Barney Hudson (wing), Ernest Pollard (five-eighth), Nat Silcock (front row), Les White (hooker), Joe Thompson (front row), Martin Hodgson (second row), Bill Horton (second row), Jack Feetham (lock)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash